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ZANIES OF THE RING
Maxie
and
NE day a 15-year-old kid was fighting desperately overlock Mickey
streets. He hadn't one opponent, there were three, and when one tired of swapping panebes with him another fresher kid took his place.
It looked as though the youaster with his back to the wall was in for a bad time bat suddenly he flashed over a right that sent one of his opponents in the gutter. Another right and a second assailant wem to his knees.
the
The third locker doublíti then yelled "cops" and ran in
Of Caniste that fant the his life. The other two get sp
of them stayed and made a quick ext, the majority
distance but Maxle never cared, winner wiped bloert from his
over 300 nase with the boek of his hand The only time
fights that he was itnocked out sad the reativec thir an
happened in London when immaculately dressed
watching: hin with Tomy Miligan put him away with body punch that to this day Rosenbluora deelores was
young!
"20
foul.
man was
went interest.
"That's * good right you've got there," he remarked."
You'd Bink 18:10 no one you ever do any boxhg, kid?"
world want to employ a per- Nope," was the reply. W petat slapper het Music han were fighting over a dice game, personality as well and used to
"You're 100 4000 lor Street
stranger, play to the gally during the scrapping," oid the
course of a fight to the delight, "Why don't you go in fer box of the fons. ing? You've got all the makings. Start as an amateur and NOW may find you can make a living The Comic
out of it."
My name's George Rath naded.
What's youra?"
"Maxie rubinama “
wasting
it
in the
ring
chine hew J
was
Walter, who condware. "Who you training. fure aived Rosenbloom.
the
knew he had last. He went back to his corner in a grip of fear.
verdict. Then came the draw. He was so relieved he ran and kissed the referer, kissed Flowers, the announcer, want to.
seconds กล veryone can." the within reach.
shouted oVET You, you big ape." Walker. "You're fighting me 1er the title in the Garden next Friday,
Delve it or not, Ile entlomm won on points,
Sleep
There's big money in Philly for you," said Frank Bachman. "I think I'll take the fight.” "Who's fighting besides me?" asked Maxie.
"Jack Delaney....you ke him
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islandly answered the fighter, "Because
Suddenly all fear left Rosen- "never thought you would,” bloum. "What am I worrying
I always thought I about?" he thought. "This guy's Just repation as far as I'm was the better daneer. It's a YOU went icto concerned. I can hit when I good thing
think Ile doesn't
1 pictures,"
Wah HesrubluomY
popular chamu with the fans bat ot with the Boxing Commission. Three times they stripped him of his title heenuse he wouldn't be dietater 10-and three limes he won it back from the men they set up in his place,
chaim-
OUT
Out tine Delaney and it unce of his attack - the tempo erence. By sheer fury he drove Rosenblocm round the ring, Stabbed him info the ropes with He's a lightning left, then followed Her-
with his celebrated right. Joe:
of a fighter
"Deloney! Arc you mad?
oui Poul THE laci ime I was in New just knocked
York I ran into him. "Tell launch, Mike MeTigue,
Burke and Frankie Moody, ne something I've wanted to
to poor pl know for a long time," I puid. Look what he did "How was it you were able to Tiger Flowers not once, wie clay up to the early hours of He's the hardest hitter in the game ond thal includes the morning on the day of
are they Dempsey. How much tg fight and still win?"
* "Well," repiled Rosenbloom. paying?" if you go to bed
carly you only lie awake worrying about the fight that's taking place the next day.
IN
"The
best you've had yet," slay out so late that I'm said Frank, "Su
"But you don't too doggone fired to keep my have to take it, although eyes open. I sleep round unth Chink you are ever enough it's time for the weigh-in then keep out of his way for get up fresh and eager. I haven't rounds" had time to worry."
When they
got
Finally they got the pionship away from him by handing Boy Olin a raw verdict
was the in 1934, 1
worst decision ever rendered in an But Maxle got there first. A
mate skort right-cross to the chin American ring and they and there-te the amazement at are by not permitting Maxie to
didn't infid everyone, including Hosenblum have a retum chance.
was the Killer in the carpet. There was a telegram in his But he porket from Raft, "Give up the Delaney went down.
Come down, here was in good shape and as coon #ght game.
The
house
went
much.
3% he realised what had and get into pictures. We badly happened he jumped up and need comies,"
charged into his rival.
a doubt Bai Maxle had put in his mind.
time Every Delaney threatened Rosenbicom
"Beloved"
But Rosenbloem couldn't tour away from the life he loved to cocked his right, then skipped just then, I went on fighting
10 to safely. The bell went, the
Jest and it be was 35, by which time Lig Les had been
he realised that no one wanted into Maxte went on his slap-happy to see him any more, Then be Maxie often found himself in Philadelphia they found the way for the rest of the fight to packed his ban and went to
Hollywood.
some awkward situations
In
been
match was made.
a fair punch
Chicago.
ND Rosenbloom was just as Rrest a coecisa outside the The reply. And that life-long friendship between a ring as he was inside the ropes. tark his truining He never future world's champion and a
doing seriously, alway future film star had its origin.
Callisthenics in Maxle started aoxing, and sparring and
time with piano and drums, ate after he had won five tights in
when he was huppy and slept a row Raft reckoned
time to be doing this when he felt tired."
Maxie loved the might lights for medals.
Maxie," he ut Broadway, resturants, augh "You for pro
cle and cancels. You prompted. "And I be
to be once rom midnight to dawn. manager. I don't re
Ills great slogan was: "I don't able to make a go of the stage."
drink, I don't smoke and I don't He was a soft-shoe danger then
May away from delt" Girk- how he loved 'em. Two roads
manager fixed him leader. Once his up with a fight in Chiengo.
"I don! Want to go there," grumbled Maxie "s a bad
to fame
Hrould
RUT the partnership didn't town. Some guy might not like D'Est om. One day George me and throw plurapple in
on
WINN
the
didn't I".
Jimmy
There
H
of Izr
he fourt plenty
tough
Kaly work gangster and Western alms, did
but town
night-crazy Was
in lose on points. had his wn way wriggling anticipation of seeing Delaney
He was a 10-1 against unkle: massacre dog when he fought embark on another out of them.
Baston he won over Tiger Someone told thean that the Slattery for the world's light his Flowers on a foul, but the betting boys had put thousundis heavyweight title in 1930. I
the Canadian the front row of seats was the a rip-roaring Cabaret art with Georgia Dencon declared it had of dollara
to so a retuin Figsh
in the fourth only man cheering for Rosen another Zaile, Max Baer, and
bloom in the whole house. this time in round.
I opened night club which soon Haft and he had became famous as the ferowiest first The fourth," squrulted Mlaxie, was Gearge It was Maxie's visit to the Pineapple City and a le going to let me last that down up from Hollywood for joint in town.
the occasion. he wasn't very happy about it.
long
He's still there and her still While he was in the dressing It took, all his cleverness to Maxie boxed rings round the
Bay. and in the making a good living. But every on walling to go on, in came keep out of the way of Jack's Buffalo
the time he can he comes inis New the first three dressing-room afterwards three tough-locking individuals big punches In
a bottle of York: for a big fight not for the wearing eminous bulges under rounds. Even so, he knew that two old pats split
excitement of watching others their armpits,
Delaney wasn't trying to put champagne,
"We both made it," said the perform but because It brings "Listen Rosenblouin," said the him away, just softening libm
We're betting
for on up
fourth round flm star. "I told you you would, him back to his beloved Broad-
why-and the girls. Flowers 10 win and we're knockout, betting heavy. You just make sure we don't lose our money. there's 10 grand in it for you." All the righteousness in welled up. "You get the heil ola here". he Nothing would persuade him, Bawled. Otherwire il call the
Frank gol
am?" the Chicago cops. Who do you think se
pur- "AR right" snapped the promoter to send a wire
girl gangster, Listen, smart guy, If porting to come from friend of the fighter.
never you win tonight you'll 1 read: "Ami playing at the to see you Falace here, hope Saturday after the show. Allee". That was enough. Maxie was packing his bag and off though wishing he what he said when he found hasty. What did it matter if he to the there was no Allee at the Palace lost a Ritle declulon
Tiger, anyway. He was
still Rosenbloom's ather vice was thinking it over when the three gambling. He would draw his toughs came back. title wages after nght and Jose "Listen Rosenbloom," said the successfully a eight occasions, them at dice before he got back spokesman, "We've changed our Ife achieved all this without to his hotel. He was alway minds. We've switched bets and knocking anyone out, without broke, that's why he had lo
now you gotto win. It'll be yout kht off and one's fight
inst fight if you lose."' taking the
Per sid,
ita."
came around to the Rosenbloons the ring. I'm young yet. I won't Rosenbloom home with gleaming face. "I've got the big break been waiting for he "Tex Guinon is featuring me in her next door show, do I can't manage you any more. Max(e,
"But I've got you a belter manager Frank Hachiman.
as
He'll get you to the top. Here's his address, go and see him."
Find Bachman
He the top. world's light- heavyweight champion for four
his defending
Rosenbloom went Natt had predicted took Maxie to reigned
yeas,
nose or blacking anybody's eye, month.
For Rosenblocin was the cham-
printable.
as often
US 30 times
plan open-gloved lighter of all To balance tin and they called Tim
Slapsie Maxle",
Rosenbloom Id bruins and
He ood
a "budget"
get out of this town alive. And now there isn't 10 grand coming your way."
They went out and Maxie Was
hadn't been
Off they went leaving Maxic
wanted to keep them,
fighters who AFTER one big fight he bought when the Tiger raid
realised that the went in and
didn't last very long.
lo
In a worse stale than ever.
Flowers was hard enough to beat in any case. Poor Slapsie went out with a siting hour! and wasn't made any happity as they Rolls-Royce, hired a shook hands: "How you base?
tick
driven My Turn win tonight. 1 Janches chauffcor SWE
Way drow from one night club to think.
what That's
the crowd I loved the fight game, the another. After three weeks of
the driver hero worship, the free life. Ile this luxury
com- thought and that's why the had bet on Itosen- wanted to be around for the plained that he hadn't been gangsters whole span of his athletic years, pald and what could Mr Rosen- Bloom, Now he had just got to
win. He wanted to come out of it loom do about it? sound enough to take up other passion-acting.
hla
So he adopted style that Hilm the mimum Caned amount of pain and discomfort. He preferred to go home after
a fight with weary legs rather
than an aching head. So he kept moving round the ring only touched opponents lil finger-tips.
What
tho I'm broke till my next fight,"
an exciting fight grinned Maxle, "Tell you what, fans saw. Maxle bad to close hla mix it though. You climb in the back gloves and go in and and I'll drive you around until with his ery Opponent. He
fought as he'd never fought be the debt's cleared off,"
not make tha!
But the chauffeur found he fore, but could had to pay for the petrol and slightest Impression before long took the huge cor tough Tiger.
on the
Everything that Rosenbloom Coming home in a cab at five did, Flowerp seemed to do a hit
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and with
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